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Canadian Independent Bookstore Day (HRM)

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Canadian Independent Bookstore Day (CIBD) is the annual day when readers, writers, illustrators, publishers, and others come together to celebrate indie bookstores across Canada. By joining the celebration, you are advocating for independent businesses, supporting a flourishing bookselling community, and investing in Canadian culture.

Those in the Halifax Regional Muncipality (HRM) area can participate in the HRM Independent Bookstore Day Passport!

How does the Passport work?

Visit all 9 of the participating HRM bookstores in person and get a sticker, stamp, or signature from each store. Once you have completed your postcard, bring it to one of the participating stores nearest you by Sunday, May 4th, to be entered in the draw. Each store will have a draw for a tote bag full of swag! No purchase necessary.

  • Agricola Street Books (2684 Agricola St, Halifax)
  • Atlantic News (5560 Morris St, Halifax)
  • Carrefour Atlantic Emporium (1869 Upper Water St, Halifax)
  • Dartmouth Book Exchange (1187 Cole Harbour Rd, Dartmouth)
  • Egghead Books (5696 Roberts St, Halifax)
  • Otis and Clementine’s (5209 St. Margaret’s Bay Rd, Upper Tantallon)
  • Trident Booksellers & Cafe (1256 Hollis St, Halifax)
  • Venus Envy (1727 Barrington St, Halifax)
  • Woozles Children’s Bookstore (6013 Shirley St, Halifax)

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Experience Levels

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) uses the following terms to describe writers’ experience levels:

  • New writers: those with less than two years’ creative writing experience and/or no short-form publications (e.g., short stories, personal essays, or poems in literary magazines, journals, anthologies, or chapbooks).
  • Emerging writers: those with more than two years’ creative writing experience and/or numerous short-form publications.
  • Early-career authors: those with 1 or 2 book-length publications or the equivalent in book-length and short-form publications.
  • Established authors: those with 3 or 4 book-length publications.
  • Professional authors: those with 5 or more book-length publications.

Please keep in mind that each form of creative writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children and young adults, and others) provides you with a unique set of experiences and skills, so you might consider yourself an ‘established author’ in one form but a ‘new writer’ in another.

The “Recommended experience level” section of each workshop description refers to the above definitions. A workshop’s participants should usually have similar levels of creative writing and / or publication experience. This ensures that each participant gets value from the workshop⁠ and is presented with information, strategies, and skills that suit their career stage. 

For “intensive” and “masterclass” workshops, which provide more opportunities for peer-to-peer feedback, the recommended experience level should be followed closely.

For all other workshops, the recommended experience level is just that—a recommendation—and we encourage potential participants to follow their own judgment when registering.

If you’re uncertain of your experience level with regard to any particular workshop, please feel free to contact us at communications@writers.ns.ca